The company's revenue for its end-user computing business, which includes personal computers, accessories and third-party software, was $9.1 billion, down 5 percent from the year-earlier period.
Wal-Mart, which recently entered the computing business with a low-cost computer, could be interested in providing mobile services, too, say analysts.
"I loved every aspect of the computing business," she said.
And Microsoft has built an impressive cloud computing business.
Microsoft has been in the computing business for nearly four decades.
In the process, it may just save the computing business as well.
Perella is also advising H.P. on the possible spinoff of its personal computing business.
Microsoft will soon have a range of products to beef up its cloud computing business.
One year later, the unit was bleeding cash and H.P. was cooling on its personal computing business.
By Matt Buchanan September 3, 2013 Microsoft has been in the computing business for nearly four decades.
Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr./Bloomberg/Getty Microsoft has been in the computing business for nearly four decades.
